Overhead tracks.

[Aussie 3 railer]

Hello all,

With overhead tracks what would the ground work consist of. I have been scouring model magazines for look but none actually show the ground work itself.

Dirk

[508035]

Hi Aussie 3 Railer

Could I ask please are you meaning something like the elevated railway in Chicago just so I can get an idea what you're thinking of.

[Aussie 3 railer]

Sorry I was a bit vague. I have a raised track bed under construction its a solid bricked up type construction with other tracks running underneith. I am wondering basically what the upper surface would be made of. I am guessing compacted gravel rock type material with the usual balast track underlay.

Its not the open tressel type construction.

We don't have anything like it as far as I know here in AU to compare it with. Seems to be a common thing in the UK.



This might explain it better. Probable should have done this in the first place.

Dirk

[508035]

Yes that's pretty much what our embankments are generally made out of although having seen a few videos of the sydney metro with comeng and seimens trains starting off at ground level and then going up a gradient onto a raised track on a reinforced concrete construction, I have to admit that the uk's railways, many of which are built on compacted gravel / ballast bases would be better off following the sydney metro's example and replacing the compacted embankments with reinforced concrete construction.

I know that a few uk based modellers will probably scoff at me for saying that but I think if the uk railways followed sydney metro's example, we would have less incidents of embankments being washed away in bad weather.

[IanS]

I know that a few uk based modellers will probably scoff at me for saying that but I think of uk railways followed sydney metro's example, we would have less incidents of embankments being washed away in bad weather.

Maybe a few would, but if you're modelling 'the real thing' then that's not an option currently in most cases.

[508035]

I must admit I am also attempting to build a raised track on my layout aswell. I am using pieces of pine wood ( previously used on bedroom furniture although it's only a few sections put together to give me an idea of how it would look as an addition to my main layout to give it some additional interest.

My idea for adding a raised structure has been revived by reading the opening post so a very big shout out to Aussie 3 Railer to thank you for reviving my interest in building a raised structure but it also came from seeing footage of the Liverpool Overhead Railway ( opened in 1893 and closed in 1956 ) on a vhs video about the electric railways of Merseyside. I hope to finish my overhead railway someday.

[Aussie 3 railer]

Exactly the same timber as I used. I demoloshed an old double bed I built 20 odd years ago in pine. The pine was excellent compared to the rubbish there is today the grain actually was straight for a change. I copied the basic idea from that photo I attached and even found some scale brick sheets of paper on the internet on etsey 16 sheets. Quite a job building it but the end result will be worth it in the end. Good luck and lets know how you go.

Dirk

[Aussie 3 railer]

Some more of the overhead Chops. There was a U tube video by Charlie Bishop of Chadeick Model Railways dealing with this type of construction. Really informative video and one of my main top sources for information.

Dirk